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  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Whap  \Whap\,  Whop  \Whop\,  v.  i.  [Cf.  OE  quappen  to  palpitate, 
  E.  quob,  quaver,  wabble,  awhape,  wap.] 
  To  throw  one's  self  quickly,  or  by  an  abrupt  motion;  to  turn 
  suddenly;  as  she  whapped  down  on  the  floor;  the  fish  whapped 
  over  --Bartlett. 
 
  Note:  This  word  is  used  adverbially  in  the  north  of  England, 
  as  in  the  United  States,  when  anything  vanishes,  or  is 
  gone  suddenly;  as  whap  went  the  cigar  out  of  my  mouth. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Whap  \Whap\,  Whop  \Whop\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Whapped};  p.  pr 
  &  vb  n.  {Whapping}.] 
  To  beat  or  strike. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Whap  \Whap\,  Whop  \Whop\,  n. 
  A  blow,  or  quick,  smart  stroke. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  whap 
  v  :  hit  hard  [syn:  {sock},  {bop},  {whop},  {bonk},  {bash}] 




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